E-cigarettes in the Middle East: The known, unknown, and what needs to be known next حسب Mohammed, Al-Hamdani

"…The prevalence of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is increasing globally. Population-level data from several nations suggest that a higher proportion of youth and young adults are using e-cigarettes compared to the general population. …"
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Exposure to Toxic Metals from the Consumption of Cornflakes in Lebanon حسب El Khoury, Celine

"…However, concentrations of all toxic metals remained below the Lebanese national limits. Brand did not significantly affect metal concentrations (p ≥ 0.05) in determining metal concentrations, whereas statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) were observed for Cr and Pb levels between Lebanese and imported products. …"
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A Strategic Perspective to Leadership Implications by Process Paradigm: An Empirical Study حسب Parameswaran, Hima

"…Also, a descriptive analysis using SPSS 24.0 maintains the significance level of the latent variables such as process paradigm and strategic human resource development to the independent variable, leadership interventions. …"
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Targeting Breast Cancer Using Hyaluronic Acid-Conjugated Liposomes Triggered with Ultrasound حسب Ben-Daya, Mohamed

"…HA conjugation to the liposomes resulted in a significant increase in calcein uptake by the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 known for its CD44 (HA receptor) overexpression, while such an effect was not recorded with NIH-3T3, an embryonic mouse fibroblast, with low levels of CD44 expression. …"
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The effects of Cucurbita pepo seeds on testosterone induced benign prostatic hyperplasia حسب Nawfal, T.

"…Additionally, no significant effects were observed on levels of sGOT-AST enzyme and ALP, while slight increase was observed on sGPT-AST. …"
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Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Regeneration of Historic Areas: Case Study of Heart of Sharjah حسب Jumah, Ghadeer Mohammad

"…It also improves physical and visual connectivity and integration within the neighborhood and among the surrounding areas to encourage walkability in the district provides a liveable community, and increase accessibility and social interaction. A unique and significant historical district in Sharjah called ‘Heart of Sharjah’ is analyzed and assessed in terms of its livability and connectivity through a resilient urban framework. …"
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Long-term antibiotic resistance surveillance of gram-negative pathogens suggests that temporal trends can be used as a resistance warning system حسب Sorberg, Mikael

"…Resistance levels for norfloxacin showed the same high statistical significance in terms of the temporal trend. …"
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Reduced HDL-cholesterol in long COVID-19: A key metabolic risk factor tied to disease severity حسب Jamila, Al-Zadjali

"…Findings indicated significant metabolic shifts in severe Long-COVID-19 cases, mainly a marked drop in HDL-C levels and a doubled increase in ferritin levels and insulin resistance compared to the mild cases and controls. …"
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Numerical analysis of combustion characteristics and emissions of recycled flare gas in ethylene cracking furnaces حسب TurkiM. AL-Amoodi (22466536)

"…Results indicate that Mixture 1, rich in hydrocarbons, stabilizes combustion at 30–40 % flare levels, achieving peak temperatures, while instability occurs at 10–20 % flare levels. …"

Mental health and psychotropic medication trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in a middle eastern population: A systematic analysis of electronic medical records from Qatar حسب Kholoud, Bastaki

"…The study focused on trends in outpatient visits and psychotropic medication prescriptions. ResultsA significant increase of 56.6 % in MHS outpatient visits was observed in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels, indicating heightened utilization of mental health services. …"
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The differential impact of IFRS adoption on aspects of seasoned equity offerings in the UK and France حسب Harakeh, Mostafa

"…As a result of the lower levels of earnings management and information asymmetry, we predict and find that the market reaction to issuing SEOs improves significantly for high-divergence firms following IFRS. …"
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Short Term Fluctuations in the CEO Effect: Evidence from the 2008 Financial Crisis حسب Haj Youssef, Moustafa

"…Using mixed effect modeling with crossed and nested factors, we find that the CEO effect significantly drops from the pre-crisis to the crisis period, but increases again to pre-crisis levels in the post-crisis period. …"
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Community formation in socially enabled wireless networks. (c2018) حسب Hakla, Mohammad

"…D2D leverages prevalent low-power and ISM-band technologies to augment existing infrastructure-based wireless systems to achieve significant increase in effective bit rates. There exist, nonetheless, various challenges that hinder the proliferation of D2D communications in public settings mainly due to interference, privacy and trust concerns. …"
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The impact of environment concern and attitude on green purchasing behavior حسب Dagher, Grace K.

"…The findings revealed that green marketers could benefit from increasing the level of environmental concern and attitude among both males and females. …"
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From Integrity to Inflation: Ethical and Unethical Citation Practices in Academic Publishing حسب Vagelis Plevris (14158863)

"…A quantitative analysis of self-citation practices across different countries and fields revealed significant disparities, with some nations exhibiting high levels of self-citation among top scientists, while others showed more restrained behaviors. …"

Opportunities for Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Transfer, and Innovation in the UAE through Academia-Industry Collaboration حسب Mirahmadi, Mirahmadi

"…Competition and technological changes continue to increase at a rapid rate which leads to a significant growth in the need for connection between firms and universities, not only to discover knowledge but also to achieve improvements in performance. …"
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Hyperthyroidism‐Induced Nondiabetic Ketoacidosis: A Rare Case Report حسب Elias Battikh (13804647)

"…<p dir="ltr">Hyperthyroidism, marked by excess thyroid hormones (T4 and T3), presents with symptoms like palpitations, heat intolerance, anxiety, and weight loss despite a normal or increased appetite. Diagnosis involves low serum TSH levels and elevated free T4 and/or T3. …"

Frugal innovation for sustainable rural development حسب Mokter, Hossain

"…However, certain SDGs have limited potential for frugal or other types of innovation to make significant contributions, as these goals are mainly intended to be assessed at the national level. …"
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Investigating the Reasons for Low Achievement in External Exams (NWEA-MAP) Among High School Students: A Study Among Teachers and Students in a Private School in Sharjah حسب SHAABAN, SAID

"…These results underscore the significance of addressing language obstacles, increasing parental involvement, and promoting effective study habits to improve academic achievement and foster positive self-perceptions among young individuals. …"
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The English Language Centre Community College Qatar: A Position Report حسب Irum Naz (17948078)

"…</p><p dir="ltr">With regard to the curriculum, participants felt that the existing program would benefit from significant revisions. These would include narrowing the focus of courses and providing sets of very specific learning objectives for students, with attention to preventing repetition between levels and subjects. …"